Zero: Penguins At The Movies
| Zero: Penguins At The Movies (2010 - 2021) | |
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| Debut | Sesame Street - Episode 4220 (October 8, 2010) |
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| Running Time | 1:13 |
| Starring | Father Penguin, Narrator |
| Featuring | Brother Penguin, Sister Penguin, Mother Penguin |
| Appearances | Crowd |
| Technique | 2D Animation by Joey Ahlbum |
| Audio | A Movie Fanfare By Hans Zimmer Followed By Father & Narrator's Dialogue. |
| Voices | Jim Conroy (Father) Matt Vogel (Narrator) |
"Zero: Penguins At The Movies" is a 2D animated Sesame Street segment that premiered in Episode 4220 on October 8, 2010. Animated by Joey Ahlbum, the cartoon follows a family of penguins enjoying snacks at a movie theater, much to the comedic dismay of Father Penguin.
Description: In a Cartoon segment, a family of penguins eat snacks at the movies (Sans Father Penguin) but leave 0 for the father.
Extended Plot
We see a light blue movie theater with light purple Antarctica animals chattering and 5 movie seats. We see a family of penguins (Brother, Sister with a light pink bow, Mother with red hair, a mask, & a light pink necklace, and Father with purple glasses) walk to the theater. They jump into their seats as the animals stop chattering.
Brother, Sister, and Mother eat their snacks. Father thinks that the Narrator awfully says, "There are zero Sardine Duuds?" And Father cries out twice: The Antarctica animals shush him.
As they do it again, fast motion appears. Father thinks again as the Narrator says, "There are zero Sardine Pops." And Father cries again: The Antarctica animals shushing him again.
After Brother eats, Mother leaves while Father is excited. Before she eats, Father laughs humorously: and flies into Mother's seat. After Sister eats, Father humorously feels delicious. The Squid jumps and cheers "There Are?" and feels excited when Father dumps 3 times twice.
Finally, we cut to Father jumping. He feels determined to the viewers and lip-syncs: in a deep sudden brainy voice. Everyone cheers (with Mother feeling stressed) and an iris closes.
Characters
Father Penguin
A talking Blue/White penguin who wears round purple glasses and speaks with a deep, sudden brainy voice.
Mother Penguin
Has red hair, wears a mask, and a light pink necklace. Known for having a long beak open.
Sister Penguin
Wears a light pink bow and notably has a "chicken beak" open during her screen time.
Brother Penguin
Has a short beak open, similar to Father Penguin. Eats his snacks before Mother leaves.
The Squid
An enthusiastic audience member who jumps and cheers "There Are?" during the climax.
The Narrator
Provides the exposition about the zero sardine snacks. Voiced by Matt Vogel.
Extended Trivia
- Mother had a long beak open.
- Sister had a Chicken Beak open.
- Brother & Father had short beaks open.
- During the 2 Cries & "Zero Sardine Booty" moments, Father's glasses are positioned in front on the right view, making his eyebrows visible.
- The Penguin Family all walk together perfectly in sync at the beginning of the segment.
- The inside of the Penguin Family's mouths are colored light pink.
- During Father Penguin's final jump at the end, his left eyebrow is visibly bended and his beak appears slightly longer than in previous frames.
- The segment was produced between 2010 and 2021, becoming a fan-favorite clip.
Goofs / Errors
- Continuity: When Father laughs and flies into Mother's seat, his purple glasses disappear for exactly one frame of animation before reappearing.
- Animation: The Squid in the background initially appears to have six tentacles, but during the cheering scene, it clearly has eight.
- Spelling: A box briefly seen in the background reads "Sardine Duds" instead of "Sardine Duuds" right before the fast-motion sequence begins.
- Audio Sync: The Antarctica animals' shushing sound effect begins about half a second before their mouths actually move in the background.
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